I have just moved to a new area after joining CIVDIV. I think a new friend (civvy who was attached to MOD) has called in a favour off a serving very senior officer (above Col) and been given access to details of my career. He has hinted at details of my career that I haven't mentioned and nobody in this area would be privvy to.

Is this legal and is there anyway I can find out 100% as not a happy bunny about it for obvious PERSEC reasons ?

I am hoping that actionday made that comment as a joke. Since it should have no bearing.

I imagine that 12minden is well upset bout this potential breach of persec and i reckon you should front the guy up and aks where he got the info from. if you know where it came from (that is suggested from your post) then bubble the btard.

I am sure it wasn't meant as a dig but was correct, "meat not crystal" springs to mind. Up here the masons are quite powerful, on a par with the church. No match for a good provo Sgt tho !

The chap is a mate, well mate as in civvy aquaintance, not propper army mate. It still doesn't alter the fact tho. I am 99% that it came from his serving friend. Don't want the gent to loose his job but really not on is it ?

55 Unlawful obtaining etc. of personal data
(1) A person must not knowingly or recklessly, without the consent of the data controllerâ
(a) obtain or disclose personal data or the information contained in personal data, or
(b) procure the disclosure to another person of the information contained in personal data.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who showsâ
(a) that the obtaining, disclosing or procuringâ
(i) was necessary for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime, or
(ii) was required or authorised by or under any enactment, by any rule of law or by the order of a court,
(b) that he acted in the reasonable belief that he had in law the right to obtain or disclose the data or information or, as the case may be, to procure the disclosure of the information to the other person,
(c) that he acted in the reasonable belief that he would have had the consent of the data controller if the data controller had known of the obtaining, disclosing or procuring and the circumstances of it, or
(d) that in the particular circumstances the obtaining, disclosing or procuring was justified as being in the public interest.

Ref the data protection act; section 1 yes, section2 NO to all of them. It was just a mate calling in a favour and there is no crime or lawful reason why he should have disclosed my records. No way would I have given my consent.

Debating if it's worth saying ask the ********* (thats rank not swear word) if he knows what PERSEC is, just to see what the reaction is ???

No dramas, zero alpha does the domineering this end, it was hoisted on board as friendly advice. Always worth a reminder that we have to behave differently out here on civvy strasse, wee chats behind the gun shed etc.

I imagine that 12minden is well upset bout this potential breach of persec and i reckon you should front the guy up and aks where he got the info from. if you know where it came from (that is suggested from your post) then bubble the btard.